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Award-winning actor and producer Alia Shawkat broke out in Hollywood as a teenager, which proved to be both blessing and curse. Like any struggling artist, she\u2019s had to challenge the industry\u2019s preconceptions as well as her own, folding each new endeavor into her evolving artistic philosophy. She has several rules pertaining to acting: One is to watch everything you appear in, but only twice. Another is to reassess what you want out of your craft and career every few years. \u201cYou have to keep falling in love with it,\u201d Alia says. \u201cThere\u2019s a timing and a luck to this. And then just perseverance.\u201d\n\nThe California\u2013born Alia became a breakout child actor, on first \u201cState of Grace\u201d and then as Maeby F\xfcnke on the long-running, SAG Award\u2013nominated \u201cArrested Development.\u201d She has appeared on \u201cDrunk History,\u201d \u201cTransparent,\u201d and \u201cBroad City,\u201d and starred in \u201cWhip It,\u201d \u201cThe To Do List,\u201d \u201cThe Final Girl,\u201d \u201cBlaze,\u201d \u201cDuck Butter,\u201d and \u201cAnimals.\u201d Alia produces the TBS-to-HBO Max mystery series \u201cSearch Party,\u201d starring as Dory Sief for five hilarious seasons, the last of which premieres Jan. 7. She also stars in Aaron Sorkin\u2019s Amazon Studios film \u201cBeing the Ricardos\u201d as \u201cI Love Lucy\u201d writer Madelyn Pugh.\n\nThis episode is brought to you by HBO. For January 2022 TV recommendations, head over to backstage.com: https://bit.ly/3mVrhoF\n---\nBackstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage\u2019s podcast, features intimate, in-depth conversations with today\u2019s most noteworthy film, television, and theater actors and creators. This is your guide to every aspect of acting, from voiceover and commercial work to casting directors, agents, and more. Full of both know-how and inspiration, In the Envelope airs weekly to cover everything from practical advice on navigating the industry, to how your favorite projects are made, to personal stories of success and failure alike. Join host Jack Smart, Awards Editor at Backstage, for this guide on how to live the creative life from those who are doing it every day: https://bit.ly/2OMryWQ\n\nFollow Backstage and In the Envelope on social media:\n- https://www.facebook.com/backstage\n- https://www.twitter.com/backstage\n- https://www.twitter.com/intheenvelope\n- https://www.instagram.com/backstagecast\n\nLooking to get cast? Subscribe here: www.backstage.com/subscribe\nBrowse Backstage casting listings: https://bit.ly/3mth68e\nCheck out our community-driven virtual programming, The Slate: https://bit.ly/2WDNXf0\nBackstage stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement: https://bit.ly/3cuMBt5\n\nSpecial thanks to...\n- Host: Jack Smart\n- Producer: Jamie Muffett\n- Social media: Katie Minard, Karen Jenkins\n- Design: Mark Stinson, Caitlin Watkins\n- Additional support: Christine McKenna-Tirella, Kasey Howe, Samantha Sherlock, Benjamin Lindsay, Oriella St. Louis